The Reading of NeuroTribes
The following is a blog written by one of our readers, Ms. Claudia Mazzuco. In the blog Claudia reviews Steve Silberman’s recently published book “NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and […]
Tag Archives: autistic
No Mandatory Screening for Autism?
Recently the US Preventive Services Task Force provided an update on the necessity for screening young children seen in primary care for autism. The panel did not provide a recommendation […]
Oxidative Stress and Autism
Oxidative stress, defined as an imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the body’s ability to detoxify these chemicals or repair the damage caused by them, has […]
Recommendations on screening for ASD
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) publishes recommendations on screening for ASD – the research and advocacy communities respond Reblogged from autismsciencefoundation August 3, 2015 At a time when 1 […]
Artificial sweeteners, sugar substitutes, and autism
There are many conjectures about the putative role of artificial sweeteners, also called nonnutritive sweeteners, as a risk factor for autism. These conjectures arise primarily from blogs within the Internet […]
The Hidden Difficulties of Autistic Children in School
One of our readers is the blogger for Planet Autism. We seem to have very similar ideas and understandings of the condition and have enjoyed lengthy conversations behind the blogs. […]
Brain Organoids and Autism
There is no such thing as a cell culture of single neurons. Neurons in order to survive and differentiate need the presence of other neurons, so a threshold number of […]
Synesthesia and Autism
In reading the book “Born on a Blue Day”, the author Daniel Tammet recounts how his perception of numbers as colors allowed him to remember pi to the 22,514th digit. […]
Timothy Syndrome and Autism
Timothy syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder. Fewer than 20 cases have been reported worldwide. Symptoms are manifested early on in life and affected individuals tend to die […]
Autism Self Diagnosis: The Seinfeld Syndrome
A few months ago, during an interview with Brian Williams of NBC’s “Nightly News”, Jerry Seinfled proclaimed that on a very drawn-out scale he fell on the autism spectrum. When […]
